World Bank2013-10-012013-10-012011-06-30https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15982The objective of this study was to advance the process of prioritizing water storage investments that could reduce water stress in economically important areas. The specific objectives of the study were to (i) outline a comprehensive framework for screening of potential storage sites; (ii) identify important water stressed areas through an updated water balance; (iii) assess alternative multipurpose water storage projects through physical, hydrological and economic criteria; and (iv) analyze institutional and financing aspects of water resources development in Kenya to identify capacity and knowledge inadequacies. The study focused on identifying viable surface water storage projects to increase water supply reliability and mitigate the effects of common multi-year droughts. No new estimates of groundwater resources were made, though they were considered in quantifying overall water availability. The scope of the study was limited to an initial screening of infrastructure options that will increase the reliability of water supply. The state of water service delivery was not assessed as it was outside the scope of this study.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO WATERADEQUATE FINANCIAL RESOURCESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL USESALLOCATION OF WATERANIMAL HUSBANDRYANNUAL RAINFALLANNUAL RUNOFFAQUATIC ECOSYSTEMSAQUIFERARID REGIONSAVAILABLE WATERAVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALLBASINSCATCHMENTCATCHMENT AREACATCHMENT LEVELCATCHMENT MANAGEMENTCATCHMENTSCLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE VARIABILITYCLIMATIC VARIATIONSCOMMERCIAL WATERCOVERINGCUBIC METERSDAM CONSTRUCTIONDAMSDEMAND MANAGEMENTDESALINATIONDISCHARGEDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSDIVERSIONDOMESTIC USEDOMESTIC WATERDRAINAGEDRAINAGE SYSTEMSDROUGHTECOSYSTEMENGINEERINGENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL FLOWSENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL NEEDSEROSIONEVAPORATIONEVAPORATION LOSSESEVAPOTRANSPIRATIONFLOOD CONTROLFLOOD MANAGEMENTFLOOD REGULATIONFLOOD RISKFLOODINGFLOODSFOOD PRODUCTIONFRESH WATERFRESHWATERGROUNDWATERGROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENTGROUNDWATER RECHARGEGROUNDWATER RESOURCESHYDROELECTRIC POWERHYDROLOGYHYDROPOWER PRODUCTIONIMPROVED FOOD SECURITYINDUSTRIAL GROWTHINDUSTRIAL WATERINDUSTRIAL WATER DEMANDINTER-BASIN TRANSFERSINVASIVE SPECIESINVESTMENT COSTSINVESTMENT PLANNINGIRRIGATIONIRRIGATION DEVELOPMENTIRRIGATION SCHEMEIRRIGATION WATERLAKESLAND USELAND USE PRACTICESLEVEESMAINTENANCE COSTSNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNATURAL RESOURCESOPERATION & MAINTENANCEPIPELINEPOLLUTIONPOLLUTION CONTROLPONDSPOPULATION DENSITYPOPULATION GROWTHPOWER GENERATIONPRODUCTIVE USE OF WATERQUALITY OF WATERQUANTITIES OF WATERRAINRAINFALLRAW WATERREGIONAL DEVELOPMENTRESERVOIR SEDIMENTATIONRESERVOIR SILTATIONRESERVOIR YIELDRESERVOIRSRIVER BASINRIVER BASINSRIVER CHANNELRIVER FLOWRIVERSRUNOFFSAFE YIELDSANITATIONSECTORAL WATERSEMI-ARID LANDSSERVICE DELIVERYSHARED WATER RESOURCESSLUICE GATESSMALL DAMSSMALL SCALE IRRIGATIONSTORAGE CAPACITYSUPPLY OF WATERSURFACE WATERSURFACE WATER DEVELOPMENTSURFACE WATER RESOURCESSURFACE WATER SUPPLYSUSTAINABLE WATERSUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLYURBAN AREASURBAN WATERURBAN WATER SUPPLYWASTEWATERWASTEWATER REUSEWATER ALLOCATIONWATER AVAILABILITYWATER CONSERVATIONWATER CONSUMPTIONWATER CONVEYANCEWATER DEFICITSWATER DEMANDWATER DEMAND MANAGEMENTWATER DEVELOPMENTWATER DISTRIBUTIONWATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMWATER FLOWSWATER HARVESTINGWATER HARVESTING TECHNIQUESWATER INFRASTRUCTUREWATER NEEDSWATER PARTNERSHIPWATER PRODUCTIONWATER QUANTITYWATER REQUIREMENTSWATER RESOURCEWATER RESOURCE INFRASTRUCTUREWATER RESOURCESWATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENTWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTWATER SCARCITYWATER SECTORWATER SECTOR REFORMWATER SERVICEWATER SERVICE DELIVERYWATER SERVICESWATER SHORTAGEWATER SHORTAGESWATER SOURCESWATER STORAGEWATER SUPPLIESWATER SUPPLYWATER SUPPLY FACILITIESWATER TOWERSWATER TREATMENTWATER USEWATER USE SECTORSWATER YIELDWATER YIELDSWATERSHEDWATERSHEDSWETLANDSWorld Bank10.1596/15982